Section 31-22-1 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter, the term:
(1) "Certified" means certified by or operating under a certificate of waiver from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pursuant to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988.(2) "Clinical laboratory" means a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the diagnosis of, recommendation of treatment of, or for the purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of the health of human beings.Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 223,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 210,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 406,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 244,§ 4-16, eff. 7/1/2011.Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 1-5, eff. 7/1/2009.Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 369,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.